Type-writing machine.



D. BRIGGS.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE '1, 1902.

915,547, Patented Mar. 16, 1909. sunny-$112331 515 1415 ATTORNEY D. BRIGGS. TYPE WRITING MAGHINE.

APFLIUATION FILED JUNB'I, 1902.

Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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INVENTEJFL D. BRIGGS.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

Arrmonlon FILED JUNE 7. 1902.

9 1 5 ,547. Patented Mar. ,16, 1909.

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\A/IT'NESEI EE= INVENTUR:

'l-IIE AT TEIF'NEY UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL BRIGGS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT, U1" ILION, NEW YORK A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

'r'ira 'wmrmo MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented March 16, 1909.

Application filed June 7, 1902. Serial No. 110,614.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known thatI, DANIEL Barnes, citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Brooklyn, city of New Bork, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writin Machines, of which the following is a speci cation. My invention relates to typewriting machines and more particularly to .means for .facilitating the writing of bills or invoices or accurately filling in partly rinted blanks and for preparing condense records, the object of the invention being to provide simple andfeflicient means of the character described land; wherein little tax is placed upon the skill, judgment or'memory-oi' the operator and the sheet may be accurately and mechanically positioned in the machine to receive the type impressions at the proper point or points and so that the machine eing once properly set, will aiiord uniform, properly positioned work on the various *bil heads (or other, blanks) of the same character.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device whereby theoperator may always start a line at a predetermined point andmay at any time be made aware of the number of lines written and which may yet be Writtenupon each-sheet, and so that the.

operator may at any time ascertain the number oflines from the to ofthe sheet or may be enable .to consecutively and accurately number the lines, if desired, without counting or keeping the numbers thereof in mind.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a sirnpte and; efiicient device for makingt pewriterrecords ofsales or duv plicetes o mvoices, 'the idea'being to make a carbon record 0f a number of separate invoices on a single sheet, as will hereinafter more clearl appear.

To the'a Va and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the features of construction, arrangements of parts and combinations of elements to be llereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawin which illustrate my invention: Fi re 11s a detail transverse sectionalview ti rough the carriage, with 'the devices of my invention shown applied thereto, the se'ction being taken on t 1e line :t-x of Fig. 2, and looking or bottom in the direction of the arrow at said line. Fig. 2 isa detail plan view of the same with parts removed and broken away. Fig. 3 is an enlarge detail longitudinal sectional view taken hrough the. left hand end of the platen. F' 4 is a transverse sectional view of the so-calledlindex carrier. Fi 5is an inside face View of the pawl an ratchet mechanism'between the carrier and platen. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of the same, the View being taken on the line g of Fig. 5, and looking in the direction of the arrow. at said line. Fig" 7 is a transverse sectional view of the modified form of the index carrier embodying my invention.

Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic end view of the platen and feed rollers and paper stops, the view illustrating the feed rollers in contact with the platen, or the normal dis osition of the parts. Fig. 9 is a like view 0 the same showingan abnormal disposition of the arts or. when the feed rollers are released. Figs. 10 and 11 are developed diagrams of the mdicating device, the view showing but one series of index numerals. Fi 12 is a perspective view of a ring emp oyed for preparing condensed records. Fig. 13 is an edge view of index carrier, showmg the condensed record ring clamped in place thereon. Fig. 14 is a detail pers iective view of the combined pointer and racket to be hereinafter more fully described. Fig. 15 is a erigs.

views for clearness of illustration and like reference characters designate like parts.

' My invention islshown applied to the carrings of a No. 6 Remington machine, though obviously it may be applied to other types of machines and various changes may be made to facilitate suchi'applications.

'The carriage truck 1 supports a paper table 2 and is, -.dnnccted in the usual manner by links 3 to two carriage 4 in which a platen 5 is 'mounted to revolve with a shaft 6 and finger wheel 7. The ri ht hand end of the platen has the usual ine spacing ratchet wheel 8 secured thereto whlch coo crates with a line s acing pawl 9 adapts to be vibrated by a and lever 10 pivoted at 11 to a bracket 12, that projects from the carriage 4. The cross bar 13constitutes a part of the carriage and has upwardly projecting ears 14, between each pair of which, is pivoted a depending arm 15, the bars having earings at their lower ends for a shaft 16 of the paper eed rollers 17 that are adapted to bear upor. the platen and cooperate there with to feed the paper. The carriage 4 is tapped at its ends to receive bearing screws. 17 which pass through the end bars of the carriage and are coned at their inner ends where they constitute bearings for a rock shaft 18 which has a crank arm or finger piece 19 rigidl secured thereto by a set screw 20. This roc shaft has laterally projecting fingers 21 extending therefrom, that are adapted to bear upon studs 22, carried by the arms 15. Springs 23 are secured to the arms by headed screws 24 and the upper free ends of these springs bear upon studs 25 carried by the fixedcross barw13 of the carriage, and tend to force the feed rollers into contact. with the platen and to normally maintain the finger piece in the position represented in Fig. 8.

The parts thus far described constitute portions of the N o. 6 Remington machine, and need not be further described.

The rock shaft 18 has rigidly secured thereto near its ends, by set screws 26, depending arms 27 united by a bar or plate 28 that carries paper stops 29 throughout its len th. These paper stops or pins 29 are adapts to be proiected through openings in the paper a ron 30, which is oosely supported on the s aft 18 and is maintained at its lower end in contact with the platen by springs 31 which bear against it and are connected by screws 32 to the arms 15. The tension of the springs 31 is such that the lower end of the paper apron will be maintained in contact with the platen whether the arms 15 be in the position illustrated in Fi 8 or be moved to the position shown in ig. 9.

It will be understood that the construction is such that when the finger piece 19 has moved toward the rear of the machine, as illustrated in Figs. land 9, the feed rollers will be movedout of contact with the platen and the aper stops 29 will be moved into contact tlierewith, and that at such time the paper stops constitute abutments against which the iower or ieading end of the paper 34 is adapted to abut, so that the paper may be properly squared or figsitioned with reference to the printing e. The disposition of the aper sto s 29 with relation to the feed rol rs issue that'when the paper has been inserted as indicated in Fig 1, and pressure is relieved upon the finger piece 19, the feed rollers will be forced, by their springs 23, into contact with the platen, as indlcated in Fig. 8 to clamp the paper between the i'eed rollers and platen and .the paper sto )s 29 will, by the same movements, be move out of the path of the leading end of the paper and the paper is free to be rotated with the platen.

Upon reference to Fig. 3, it will be observed that the usual left hand platenhead 35 is connected to the platen and has an outwardly projected boss 36 extending therefrom. The boss is tapped to receive a screw 36" that extends therethrough and bears at its inner end against a flattened ortion of the shaft 6 to unite the laten lead and latch to the shaft 6. Surrounding the oss is a sleeve or collar 37 which may begs removably secured thereto by a set screw 38 thai extends through a threaded opening in the sleeve or collar and bears at its inner end against the boss. A so-called index carrier, dial, disk or plate 39, which is shown in detail in Fig. 4, has a centrally apertured flange 40 that is seated upon acircumferential flan e 41 projecting from the sleeve This ange 40 is apertured at 42 for the reception of headed screws 43, the stems of which are received in threaded o enings in the ring 44 that is provided with laterallv extending teeth 45 on the inner face thereof This ring 44 is seated upon a shoulder 46 on the sleeve 37 and when the screws 43 are in place, will unite the ring 44 and index carrier 39 and prevent an outward movement of the latter. An internall 1 threaded collar 47 is received on thethrea ed portion 48 of the sleeve 37 and bears near its centerupon the ring 44 and prevents an endwise movement thereof toward the, platen; .This sleeve 47 is provided with laterally extendin g flanges or ears 49, (see Fig. 5) which have threaded openings therein for the reception of the stems of the headed screws 50 which secure the spring awls 51 and 51 to the collar. The freeen of the spring pawl 51 is adapted to engage the teeth 45 of the wheel 44 in the manner indicated in Fig. 16 to cause the index'carrier to positively rotate with the platen in one direction, whereas the free end of the pawl 51 is adapted to engage the teeth 45 of the wheel 44 in the manner indiplaten in'an opposite direction when one of said parts is arrested, but which normally tween the teeth of the line spacing ratchet wheel 8. Thus the rim 52 is provided with index numerals 1 to 33 progressively ar-.

ranged around its eriphery, whereas the rim 53 has the in ex numerals 34 to. 66 arranged progressively around its periphery; the numerals 1 and 34 being in lateral alinemerit and the numerals I and 33 of. the same series being situated a line space distance apart whereas theinumerals 34 and 65 of the other series are aline space distance apart. Again it will be observed that the lowest numeral of one series of indices (34 on the rim 53) is one line-space distance in advance of the highest numeral of the other series (33 on the rim 52). By this arrangement, the platen may be continuously rotated and will indicate sixty-six lines on a'single page where a long' age is em loyed, the lines 1 to 33 being rea able on t e first rim andthe lines 34 to 66 being readable on the other or inner rim.

The flange 40 of the index carrier has a series'of circularly arranged apertures or erforations 56 (Fig. 1) which correspon ,in number to the number of lndices In a slngle series on the index carrier and are-spaced apart at distances which corres ondtto the spacing between the indices. hese aperturcs are adapted to receive a pin 57 that is carried by a stop 58 which is provided with an annular ortion 59 seated on the collar 37 and which is limited in its lateral displacement thereon by a ring 60 which is shown in detail in Fig. 20. The ring 60 is apertured on opposite sides at 61 to afford access to the.

screws 38, 36 so that the collar 37 and the parts connected thereto may be removed as an entirety from the boss 36 on theplaten head. The collar 37 is provided witha circumferential groove 62 which is adapted to receive an epd 63 of a s ring 64. This spring is secured at its op OSlte end to the stop 58' by a finger piece or utton 65, the stem 66 of which is received in a threaded openin in the stop and thus 11 idly secures one em of the spring thereto. he tension of this spring is exerted to maintain the pin 57 in one of the apertures 56 in the index carrier. A slight play of the annular portion or ring 59, however, between the ring 60 and the flange 41 on the collar 37 the'reb spring 78 tors may be adjusted circumferentially of the rims and brought into register with any of ermits a movement of the stop 58 against t e tension of the spring 64,, ermitting the pin 57 on the stop to be wit It rawn from the engaged aperture 56;

in the carrier. The stop may then be rotated and the pin again be permitted to be seated in an aperture adjacent to the index numeral on the carrier to which it desired to adjust the stop. In order to facilitateihis'edjust ment of the stop it is providmlonthe outer end thereof with an indicating or index mark 67 (sec 18) which is adapted to register with the bottom of the various index numer als on the carrier. When the pin 57 is seated in one of the apertures 56 as indicated in Fig.

3, the sto is locked to rotate with the carrier.

. Secure 'to the front rail of the carriage; b a screw 68 is a bracket 69 which is shown detail in Fig. 14. This bracket carries riar-wardly'extended portions 70 which cons ,itute pointers that cooperate with the two series 0 index numerals on the rims 52 and 53 of the indicating device. The bracket 69 likewise carries a depending arm 71, which is a ertured at 72 for the receptionof a headed ivot pin 73,for a stop 74 (see Figs. 1 and 17). his stop is limited. mits downward move- ,ment by an-abutment or shoulder 75 that projects laterally from the depending arm of thebracket, s0 as to arrest the stop in the position shown in Fig. 1. This pivoted stop 75 has a recess at itsinner face that cooperates with a in 77 carried at the free end of a ich is secured at its lower end by a rivet 79. This pin extends through an opening 80 in the depending arm of the bracket and when seated in the recess 76 of the stop locks the stop in the uppermost position where it is out. of the path of the cooperating stop 58 of the indicating device.

When the stop is in the position shown in i Fig. 1, that is to say when it is released from the lockpin 77, it bears against its abutment 75 by its own weight and 1s adapted to arrest the stop 58 when the latter is moved in the direction of the arrow in F 1-. When, however, the stop is turned in an opposite direction with the platen and indicatm device it moves the stop 74 to one side an permits a continuous movement of the'platen and indicati device in the direction of the feed of the p at-en.

Cooperating with the rims 52 and 53 are U-sh aped indicators 81,,on'c'of which is shown in detail in Fig, 15 and the side arms 82 of which are bent slightly toward each other to clamp the indicators on the rims as illustrated in Fig. 4. These clamp-like indicathe numerals of 'their respective s eri es, for purposesv which will hereinafter more clearly appear. The purpose of these indicators is to indicate the date line and name line of a bill, for instance, without the necessity of the operator keeping in mind the particular indices of the two series on the carrier where these lines occur, as will hereinafter more.

-'elearly appear. Instead of employing the separate indicators 81 of the character described, the circumferential groove between the two rims may be filled in with a suitable compound such as. white celluloid as indicated at 83 in Fig. 7, with the outer face thereof flush with the rims and forming a surface that will take lead pencil marks, which however, maybe readily erased therefrom. This enables the operator to place lead pencil marks on the celluloid surface 0 posite the indices which indicate particular ines where it is desired to write, such for instance, as the date line and name line on a bill head.

In the operation of the device for filling in partly printed blanks, such as bil'l hcads,,the stop 58 is first set at the index 33. on the index cari'ier, by engaging the in 57 with the-appropriate'hole in the hea of the carrier so that 'thein'dex mark 67 will be in line Withthe butt Eimof the index numeral. The platen is then-rotated with the. index carrier inthe direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 until the stop 58 reaches contact with the cooperating so) 74 and arrests the further move ment or t e.index carrier. The finger piece 19 may then be moved back to move the paper feed rollers' out of contact with the platen and to simultaneously move the paper stop pins 29 into the path of the paper as ipdicated in Fig. 1. After the paper has been inserted and properly squared against the stops pressure on the finger piece 19 is released and the parts assume their normal positions indicated in Fig. 8. The platen may then be rotated in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 11 to advance the paper in the direction of its feed until the printed heading of the bill has been passed and the paper has been 'advanced to a point where the first item of the bill is to be written. The operator then observes the index number on the carrier which is in register with its fixed. pointer '70. Let it be assumed that the printed heading of the bill occupies about seventeen or eighteen lines and that the first item in the bill is to be written at the twentieth line, then the index 20 on the carrier will be brought into register with. the pointer 70 when that line is reached? The stop 58 is then released from the carrier and turned back twenty spaces from the numeral 34 to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 10, where it should be engaged with the carrier in register with the index numeral 14." The device is then set ready for use but before inserting a new; bill head of the same character always turn the platen and index carrier back until the stop 58 is arrested by the sto 74 on the carriage. Next insert a bill heat and turn the platen and carrier togetheruntil the index numeral 1 appears at the cor) crating fixed pointer 70. 'l he operator will thcn understand that the paper is in position to receive the first line of writing in the body of the bill and may continue until all ofthe items have been written or until the bottom of the sheet has been reached. After the position where the first item is to be written has been located in the manner described the o erator may observe what index numeralon t ie carrier is in register with the cooperating fixed pointer 70 when the paper is in the pro or position to receive the date line in the )iil, and should then move one of the indicators 81 into register or over said numeral. The same course is pursued as to the name lino so that the indicators will, as they are successively brought into register with the fixed ointcrs Til indicate the proper position of t 1e date line and name line while the positions for the first line for the items is indicated when the index. numeral l is brought into register with the fixed pointer 70. After the body of the bill is written the platen may be turned backward, or in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 to feed the bill head out of the machine. if the bill head is a long one and the backward rotation of the platen brings the stop into contact with the stop 74, it will merely result in the stop 58 being arrested at the n'opcr position for the next sheet whcreas the platen may receive a continued independent rotation to feed out the sheet. When the modified. indicator structure shown in Fig. 7 is employed, lead pencil marks on the marking surface 83 will indicate the positions of the date and name lines.

The paper stops 29 not only square the paper but insure the delivery of the leading end thereof at a fixed point, so that when the platen is turned back until the stops contact after writing each bill the parts are positioned so as to start the various sheets or bills in exactly the same manner so that the writing thereon will be uniform and properly positioned on all of the sheets.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the device may be readily set to indicate where lines of writing are to be inserted in partly printed blanks and that alter the device is set the blanks may be quickly filled in and the written. matter accurately positioned without the necessity of mental calculations or of depending on the skill or judgment of the operator.

The devices which constitute the subjectmatter of the present invention are capable of a large variety of uses. Thus for instance the rim 53 on the carrier may be made independently rotatable and provided with indices similar to those on the rim 52 in order that condensed carbon records may be produced. I prefer for this purpose, however, to provide an independent split ring 84, as illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13, which is provided with clamping members 85 that engage the sides of the rim 53 and prevent a lateral displacement of the ring but permits it to be adjusted around the rim. The ring "edge of the invoice blank should be placed.

carrier having circularly arranged indices and that frictional means are provided for o eratively connecting said carrier to the p aten.

This device is intended more especially for use in making typewriter records of sales or 'du' licates of invoices, the idea being to ma ke a carbon record of a number of separate invoices upon a single sheet. The latter cannot be placed in a machine in the same relation to. all of the several invoice sheets, because in such a case the type impressions of onerccord would be made over those of another record and the whole would be undeciphcrable'. It is necessary .to have the records of several sales appear one below another upon the record sheet, and hence the several originals or invoice-blanks must be inserted in the machine one at a time in different relations to the single record sheet. The first invoice blank must be inserted, together with the record sheet, in such a manner that the carbon impressions shall be produced 'upon the record sheet near the top thereof. Then after the removal of the completed invoice from the machine the blank for the second invoice must be so iuserted that the items shall appear at the usual place thereon, but below the previously written items upon the record sheet. Hence the relative positions of the second invoice and the record sheet must be quite different from the relative positions of the first invoice and the record sheet. After the second invoice is written and removed another invoice-blank must be inserted in a third position relatively to the rccordsheet, so that the third sale shall appear upon said record sheet below the second sale, and so on. It would be dillicult, il not impossible,

to insert the record sheet and the second or third invoice blank in the machine together in such a relation that the carbon impressions would appear in the proper place upon the record sheet. This di'lliculty arises from the fact that the writing upon the record sheet is hidden by the overlying carbon sheet, so that it is impossible to determine just how far down the record sheet the i-top Moreover, it is always dillicult to insert a number of sheets together in the machine unless their leading edges coincide. For these reasons it is desirable when manifolding several sales upon a singlerecord sheet to permit the latter to remain in the machine until filled, the several invoices being inserted and removed one at a time, that is to say, at first the record sheet, carbon sheet, and invoice are introduced all together. Then the invoice is written and afterward withdrawn without disturbing the record sheet or the carbon. Then a new'invoice is introduced, written, and withdrawn, and then a third invoice is introduced, and so on.

In 0 crating the device for reparing condense records the stop 74, is 'rst turned up to the inoperative position where it is maintained by the catch or pin 77 so that the in dex carrier is freeto rotate with the platen to any desired extent in either direction. The ring ,84 is thenplaced in position upon the rim 53 and adjusted so that corresponding numerals of both series will be in lateral alinement, that isto say, so that the numeral 1 on the band 84 will be in line with the The leading head sheet is numeral 1 on the rim 52. edge of the invoice blank or bill then introduced between the platen and feed rollers and advanced until the name line in the blank appears at the printing line which we will suppose is the fourteenth line. If desired, the invoice sheet, carbon and record sheet may be inserted together with their leading edges coinciding but this would leave an unnecessary blank space at the to of the carbon and. record sheets corres iomling to that occupied by usual )rinted licading. The object in feeding the invoice in advance of the carbon and record sheets is to give the former a lead over the latter, and so that the written matter will appear at the proper place on 'the. invoice sheet and. will appear near the top of the record sheet, thereby enabling the items of a number of bills to be placed on a single record sheet. After the proper lead of the bill or invoice sheet has been secured the platen is given a backward rotation for a distance of say six line spaces, which is suilicient to bring the name line on the blank back of the sto )S 29 when the carbon and record shoots may be introduced and the invoice, carbon and record sheets are then fed forward together six lines or until the "14 on the index carrier is in register with the pointer when the proper position has been reached for writing the name. The band 84 is then adjusted so that the numeral "1 thereon is fourteen points away from the numeral 1 on the rim 52 and corresponding numerals of both series will be fourteen points away from one another. The keys are then operated to write the name and the various items on the invoice sheet, a duplicate of which will be produced, through the carbon, at the top of the record sheet after which the platen is given a forward rotation for four or live line spaces to afford a space between the bill written on the record sheet and the next bill to be transferred thereto, as will hereinafter more clearly ap ear. After the first bill or invoice blank ias been completed in the manner stated it becomes necessary to withdraw it without disturbing. the carbon and record sheets. This operation may be per formed in the usual manner'by first releasing the pressure or paper feed rollers and then withdrawing the invoice sheet while the rec- 0rd and carbon sheets are pressed against the platen by the thumb of the operator to prevent them from being disturbed during the withdrawal of the invoice sheet. The platen is now given a )artial reverse rotation, then a new invoice blank is inserted and the platen is given a partial forward rotation, the movement of the platen in each direction bein equal to fourteen spaces of the indices and ine s ace ratchet wheel. In order to give the p aten just this amount of rotation, it is only necessary to observe what index number upon the rim 52 stands op osite the fixed pointer 70, and then rotate t e platen in a reverse direction until the corresponding number upon the band 84 stands opposite the ointer, it bein understood that said num ers are exact y fourteen spaces or points apart, as. above explained and that the purpose of the second series of indices is to avoid the necessity of either making mental calculations or counting the notches during the rotations of the platen. The forward feed of the platen for four or five line spaces, before the first written invoice sheet was withdrawn and the backward rotation of the platen for a distance of fourteen lines was sullicient to afford the requisite spaces of four or five lines between the bills transferred to the record sheet. The second invoice is then written and afterward withdrawn in the manner described and then the platen is rotated. reversely fourteen. spaces. The third invoice is introduced, and the keys are 0 )erated to write the entries and so on. it will be seen that by this operation the records of from one to ten invoices may be made upon a single record sheet, thus economizing stationery and rendering the record much more convenient for reference. Itwill also be seen that the sheets are accurately positioned without the necessity of calculating or counting the spaces and that invoices may be written and condensed records made with great facility. It is obvious that the number of copies and the point at which the writing is commenced upon the page may be easily and readily varied at will, in accordance with the amount of space occu ied by the note head, bill head, or other blank.

Another method of emplovin I my construction for condensed record billing work, and b which the use of the circularly arra e index numerals may be dispensed wit entirely, is as follows:-'lhe band 84 may be removed or left in position as may be dc. sired since in carrying out this method of condensed record billing work the band is not employed. The stop 5'4 is first turned down to the operative position shown in Fig. l and the stop 58 is set and locked on the dial so as to contact with the sto 74 as shown in Fig. l and at the same time c in. register with the fixed pointer 70. It is immaterial at what index numeral on the dial the stop 58 is set as the index numerals pla no partin the operation of the devices un er this method of op eration. The invoice sheet, record sheet and interposed carbon sheet are then introduced into the machine with the leading edges of all three sheets to ether a ainst the stops 29. The sheets may then be camped in osition by the feed rollers and the )laten ed forwardly (carrying the dial 39 with it) until the first writing line on the invoice sheet is brought to the printing line, which is determined by turning up t e platen and'observing when the point on the invoice sheet where it is desired to begin the writing arrives at the printing line. One of the spring clips or indicators 81 is then secured to either rim of the dial 39 so that it registers with the fixed pointer 70. The 0 erator may then proceed to write the bill w iich is reproduced on the record sheet through the 'interposed carbon sheet. When the bill or invoice has been completed .the operator will line space, say twice, to rovide proper space between the bill rcpro need on the record sheet an the next succeeding bill to be written thereon. The dial, disk, plate or carrier 39 is then turned by hand independently of the platen until the indicator 81 is in register with the fixed pointer and the platen is then turned backward (carrying the disk 39 with it) until the stop 58 is brought into contact with the stop 74 and into register with the fixed pointer 70 when a second invoice may be introduced into the machine and the platen is then fed forward (carrying the disk 39 with it) until the indicator 81 again registers with the fixed pointer 70. The operator may then roceed to write the bill or invoice and it will lie re roduced on the record sheet; the top line 0 writing in the copy of the last written bill being located two line space distances fromthe last "Written line of, the preceding bill reproduced on the record sheet. It is unnecessary to remove each bill or invoice sheetvas it is com letedl It mav remain in the machine and 0 turned back and forth with the carbon and record sheet as each successive bill is introduced into the machine and written on until it is fed out of the machine, which with bills of the ordinary length, takes place when the third bill is completed. In other words, when the third bill is completed and reproduced on the record sheet the first Written bill will reach a point where it will be fed out of the machine or where it may be readily removed therefrom without disturb in the other sheets in. the machine.

The 0 eration described above may continue in efinitely, and the sto 5S and indicator 81 when once set for a l)lll of a given character need not be changed or reset until bills of a different size or bills having a different size heading are em loyed.

It will be understoo that in accordance with this method of employing my device, the index numerals are not used and the operator has nocalculations to make in setting the parts andt'here is no tax on the memory of the operator, the position of the sheets and the platen and the relative location of one sheet to another and to the latter; being determined mechanically by t e stops 58 and 74 and the indicators 81 and'70.

Fro m the foregoing it will be seen that the part 39 constitutes a plate, disk, or rotary device, the diameter ofwhich is substantially (lo-extensive with the diameter of the pla that this rotary device is adapted to turnon' a center that is coincident with the center of rotation of the platen; that the armwhich carries, or of which the stop 58 forms art, is also mounted to turn on a center W ich is coincident with the center ofrotation of the platen and'that the pawl and ratchet betion of a p aten, a carrier rotative with said merely necessary to adjust the parts in the.

manner hereinbefore described, so that the numeral 1 of the indices will be brought into position to indicate the first line of writing and the index numeral for each subsequent line will be automatically brought into register with the pointer 70, thus indicating to the operator at all times the number of the line which is at the printin point or center. Obviously therefore, it w l likewise indicate the distance from the first line to the line being printed, as well as the distance or number of lines from that which is at the printing center to the bottom of the For instance, if thirty lines are to be written on the page, and the index numeral 28" is in register with the )OllliIGI' it will indicate to the operator that two lines may yet be written on the page.

\Vhile my invention is shown in its application to a No, 6 Remington machine, and the devices of my invention may be applied to either a No. 6 or 7 Remington machine, without changing the structural features of those machines, it should be understood that the devices may be applied to other characters of typewriting machines and that accordingly many cha es may be made in the devices without cparting from the spirit of my invention and certain features of the invention may; be used without the others. Thus from certain aspects of my invention the ring 84 may or may not be employed, in accordance with the character of work to be done.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s:-

1. In a typewriting machine, thecombma- ,arranged indices, a combined adjustable stopand index or polnter which cooperates with saidcarrier and is adapted to register with said indices, and a cooperating stop on the carriage.

3. In a t 'pcwriting machine, the combination of a p aten, a carrier, movable with and independently. of the platen and 'having circhlarly arranged indices thereon,a comhined adiustable stop and pointer which moves witlfthe carrier and is adapted to register with said indices, and a cooperating stop on the carriage which permits a free rotation of the carrier in one direction and limits the rotation thereof in an opposite direction.

4. In a t 'pewriting machine.,tjhe combinaplaten and having a series ofci rcularly arranged indices thereon, and add tional nd catmg means carried bv the carrier for indicating during the rotation of the laten andsaid carrier when a predetermine point on the sheet is broughtto the printing line,

5. In atypewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a carrier which is adapted to rotate with said platen and having a series of circularly arranged indicesthereon, and an indicator carried by the carrier and adjustable circumfenentiallv thereof and with reference to the indices thereon formarking any of the individual indices of the series, whereby the. operator is informed when, during the rotation of the laten, a predetermined oint on the sheet is lirought to the printing inc.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combina tion of a platen, a carrier which is adapted to rotate with said platen and having two series of circularly arranged indices thereon, and two indicating devices carried by said carrier for marking any of the indiccs. of each series.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combina tion of a platen, a carrier which is adapted to rotate with said platen and having a series of circularly arranged indices thereon, an adjustable indicator carried by said carrier and adapted to register with any of said indices, said indicator com rising a clamp which is movable periphera j on the carrier, and arelatively fixed pointen 8. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, acarn'er, two rims which are spaced apart with two series of circumfexen tially arranged indices, one on each rim, and independently adjustable indicators carried by said rims and adjustable circumferentially thereon to bring the indicators into register with the indices on-their respective rims 9, In a typewriting machine, the com bination of a laten, a carrier having circularly arranged mdices thereon, )awl and ratchet mechanism between said pl atcn and the carrier, an adjustable stop which is II'IUValJlH with the carrier, and a -cooperating stop which is operable to arrest the carrier in its movement in one direction and to permit a free movement thereof in an opposite direction.

10. In a t 'pewriting machine, the combination or a aten, a carrier adapted to rotate with the paten and having circularly arranged indiccs thereon, a stop which is adapted to rotate with the platen, a cooperating relatively fixed" stop, and means for moving and maintaining one of said stops out of the path of'the other.

11. 111. a typcwriting machine, the combination of a rotative laten, a carrier which is provided with circu arly arranged line space indices and with a series of circularly arranged apertures, an inde endcntly rotative stop,'n1ca ns carried by sair stop for engaging anyof the said apertures to lock the stop to rotate with the carrier, and a relatively fixed cooperating stop.

12. in a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotative PlittQ-w, a carrier which is provided with two series of circularly arranged linespae indices and with a series of circularly arranged apertures, means for permitting an independent rotation of the platen and carrier in one direction and for causing the two to rotate together in an opposite direction. an independently rotative stop, means carried by said stop for engaging I anyof the said apertures to lock the etc to rotate with the carrier, and a relatively xed cooperating stop.

13. In a. typewriting machine, the combination of a rotative platen, a carrier which is provided with two series of circularly arranged line space indices and with 'a. series of circularly arranged apertures, means for permitting an independent rotation of the platen and carrier in one direction, and for causing the two to rotate together in an opposite direction, an independently rotativc stop, spring pressed means carried by said sto for engaging any of the said apertures to 100 the etc to rotate with the carrier, and a relatively 'ixed cooperating stop which is adapted to arrest the rotative stop and carrier in their movement in one direction and to permit a free movement thereof in an op posite direction.

14. In a typewriting machine, the compiaution of a rota-Live platen, a rotativc carrier which is provided with circularly arranged line space indiccs, a stop which is adj ustahly connected. to and adapted to rotate with said carrier, pawl and ratchet mechanism between the platen and carrier, and a relatively fixed cooperating stop.

15. In a typcwriting machine, the combination of a rotati'vo platen, a rotative carrier which is providerlgwith circularly arranged line space indices, a stop which is circularly adjustable on and nlapted to rotate with said carrier, indicating means carried by stop and adapted to register with the indices to afford a positioning of the stop with refercncc thereto, pawl and ratchet mechanism between the 1) atom and carrier, a relatively fixed cooperating stop, and a relatively fixed index or pointer which cooperates w th the indiccs on the carrier.

16. In a typewriting machine, the comhination of a rotative platen, a rotative carrier which is provided with two series of circularly arranged line s )aco indices, a stop which is c1rcularly adjusta Is on and adapted to rotate with said carrier, indicating means carried by stop and adapted to register with the indices to afford a positioning of the stop with reference thereto, indicating means carried by the carrier to afford an indication of a line to be written, pawl and ratchet mechanism hetween the platen and carrier, a relatively fixed coo crating stop which permits a free rotation 0 the carrier in one direction and arrests its rotation in an opposite direction, and a relatively fixed index or pointer which cooperates with the indices on the carrier.

17. In a ty )ewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen head having a.

boss, a collar removably secured to said boss,

a carrier adapted to rotate on the collar, circularly arranged indices and teeth on said carrier, and one or more pawls carried by the boss and cooperating with the said circularly arranged teeth.

18. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a p aten, a platen head. having a boss, a collar removably secured to said boss, a. carrier adapted to rotate on the collar, circularly arranged indices and teeth on said carrier, one or more pawls carried by the boss and cooperating with the said circularly arranged teeth, a stop which is movable with the carrier, and a; cooperating relatively fixed stop.

19. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a p aten, a platen head having a boss, a collar removably secured to said boss, a carrier adapted to rotate on the collar, circularly arranged indices and teeth on said carrier, a relatively fixed pointer which co operates with said indices, one or more pawls carried by the boss and cooperating with the said circularly arranged teeth, a relative stop which is adapted to turn on said collar, means relatively to the other circular series' of in which is adapted to arrest the movement of the rotative stop and carrier in one direction and to afford an independent movement of the platen after the carrier is arrested and to permit a free rotation of the rotative sto the carrier and the platen in an opposite irection.

20. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a p aten, a'- platen head having a boss, a collar removably secured to said boss, a carrier adapted to rotate on the collar, two series of circularly arranged indices on said carrier, a relatively fixed pointer which cooperates with said indices, clamp-like indicators carried by and adjustable on said carrier, one of said indicators being adaptedto reg ster with the different indices of a single series, one or' more pawls carried by the boss and cooperating with the said circularly arranged teeth, a rotative stop which is adapted to turn on said collar, spring pressed means foradjustably connecting said stop to the carrier, an index on said step which is adapted to register with the indices on the carrier, to afford a positioning of the stop with reference to said indices, and a cooperating stop which is adapted to arrest the movement of the rotative stop and carrier in one direction and to afford, an independent movement of the platen after the carrier isarrested and to permit a free rotation of the rotative stop, the carrier and the platen in an opposite direction.

21. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a laten,,a line spacing index carrier adapted to rotate with saidplaten, the said carrier comprising two rims with an intervening space and inwardly sloping walls on said rims, indices on the peripheries of the rims, and U-shaped indicators with side arms which are bent toward one another and are adapted to engage the rims, whereby the indicators may be carried by. and adjusted on the rims.

22. The combination of a platen, a carrier having two series of circularly arranged indices thereon, and a removable ring with a circular series of indices thereon which is adapted to cover one circular series of in dices on the carrier and which is adjustable dices on said carrier.

23. The combination of a platen, a carrier which isadapted to rotate with said platen" and to be maintained fixed with relatxonto the rotation thereefira circular series of mdices thereon, a stop carried by and adjustable relatively to the carrier, a cooperating stop, a ring havin a circular series of indices wlnch correspon to those on the carrier,

relatively to the carrier and to the indices said ring being carried by and adjustable circumferentially on the carrier, and a rela: tively fixed pointer which cooperates with the indices on said carrier and ring.

24. The combination of a platen, a carrier which is adapted to rotate with said laten and to be maintained fixed with relatlon to the rotation thereof, a circular series of indices thereon, a stop carried by and adjustable thereon, a cooperating. stop carried by a relatively fixed portion of the machine and which permits a free movement of the carrier stop past it in one direction and arrests the movement thereof in an opposite direction, a ring having a circular sense of indices which correspond to those on the carrier, said ring being carried by and adjustable circumferentially on the carrier, and a relatively fixed pointer which cooperates with the indices on said carrier and ring.

25. The combination of a platen, an index carrier which is adapted to rotate therewith, a circular series of indices on said carrier, a split ring with means thereon for adjustably and removably secui'ing said ring to the carrier, and a series of circularly arranged indices on said ring.

26. The combination of a platen, an index carrier which is adapted to rotate therewith, two rims which project from said carrier, a circular series of indices on each of said rims, a s lit ring with clamping means thereon for ad ustably and removably securing said ring to one of said rims so as to cover the indices thereon, and a series of circularly arranged indices on said ring which correspond to series of uncovered indices on the other rim.

, 27. The combination of a platen, an index carrier which is adapted to rotate therewith and to be maintained fixed with relation to the rotation thereof, two rims which project from said carrier, a circular series of indices on each of said rims, a s lit ring with clampin means thereon for a justably and removab y securing said ring to once! the rims so as to cover the indices thereon, a series of circularly arranged indices onsaid rin which corres end to series of uncovered in ices 011 the ot er rim, a stop on the carrier, a co- 115 operating stop on a relatively fixed portion 0 carrier which is positively moved with the platen in its rotation in one direction and is moved therewith by frictional contact during the rotation of the platen in an oppositc dircction, circularly arranged indices fixed on said. carrier, a removable ring which has a circular series of indioes thereon and which is carried by and adjustable circmnferentially on the carrier, a movable stop carried by and adjustable on the carrier, and a coo crating relatively fixed stop which arrests t e movable stop in its rotation in one direction and permits it to rotate freely past it during the movement of the movable stop in an opposite direction.

30. The combination, with a rotative platen and its shaft, of a disk having rotative adjustment on the shaft and provided with circumferential scale marks or graduations, and a pointer carried by and having angular adjustment on said disk.

31. in a typewriting machine and billing mechanism, the combinationof a cylindrical platen, a plate having a series of openings therein, a stop that is adapted to receive an adjustment and to be' secured in its adjusted position within any of said openings, :1. stop which cooperates with said adjustable stop, and means for causing the plate and the adjustable stop to travel together with the platen until the two stops cooperate and to allow the platen to be turned farther in the same direction to any desired extent independently of said plate and adjustable sto In a typewritin machine, the combi nation of a platen, a p ate havin a series of openings, 9. stop that is pivoter so that it may be turned to different positions with reference to said plate, means carried by said stop for engaging the openings in the plate to secure said stop in different adjusted positions, a cooperating stop to determine the extent of rotary movement of the platen, and means for causing the plate and the adjustable stop to travel together with. the platen until the two stops cooperate and to allow the platen to be turned farther in the same direction to any desired extent independently of said platen and adjustable stop.

In a typewriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a late pro vided with a series of openings tiierein, an arm that is mounted to turn on the ivotal axis of the platen, a locking pin wiich is carried by said arm and is ada ted to engage in any of the openings in sai plate, a stop carried by or forming part of said arm, and a second stop which cooperates with said first mentioned stop, the construction and arrangement being such that the plate and the adjustable stop travel together with the platen until the two stops cooperate and that thereafter the platen may be turned farther in the same direction indcpcinlently of said plate and adjustable stop.

34. in a tvpcwriting machine, the combi nation of a cylindrical platen, a disk the center of which is coincident with the axis of rotation of said platen, a serics of engaging openings in Ltlll dislr. a pivoted arm, the pivotal ccntor of which is coincident with the pivotal axis of the platen, a springpresscd locking dcvicc that is adapted to engage in any of said openings to lock said arm to the dish, a stop carried by or formed as a part of said arm, and a second stop which cooperates with said iirst mentioned stop.

35. In a typewriting machine, thc combination of a cylindrical platen, a disk the center of which is coincident with the ant. of rotation of said platen and is providco with a series of engaging o 'mnings, said dis-l; having a diameter which is substantially co-extensive with the diameter of the platen, an arm which is pivoted to turn on the axis of rotation of the platen, a locking device which adapted to engage the opcnings in said disk and which carried by said arm, a stop carried by or formed. as a part of said arm, and a second stop which is adapted to coopciato with said first nicntioncd stop.

36. in a typcwriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a platc which is mounted to turn around an axis coincident with the axis of rotation of said platen, a series of engaging openings in. said plate,-a pivoted arm, the pivotal center of which is coincident with the axis of rotation of the platen, a locking device which is carried by said arm and is adapted to engage in the openings in said disk, and a second stop which coijipcrates with said first mentioned stop.

37. in a typcwriting machine and billin mechanism, the combination of a cylilnlriciil platen, a member, means for opcrativcly connecting said member to move with or to allow an independent movomcntoi' the platen after said member is arrested, a stop which adjustably connected to said member, and a secoinl stop which coi'iperatcs with said first mentioned stop.

38. in a typewriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platcn, a member which is adapted to rotatc with the platen and to afford a relative rotation of thc platcn, said. member being mountcd l'or movcmcnt on the axis of rotation of the platen, engaging openings in said mcmbcr, a pivotcd arm, the pivotal ccntcr of which is coincident with the axis of rotation of the platen, a locking device carricd by said arm and adapted to engage in the openings in said mcmbcr, a stop carried by or formed as a part of said arm, and a second stop that coopcratcs with said first mentioned stop.

39. In a typcwriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a line spacing V nation of a cylindrica ratchet wheel therefor, a member, means for causing said member to turn with or to allow a relative turning movement of the platen, a series of engaging openings in said member, said openings being arranged at distances apart which correspond substantially to the spacing between the teeth of, the line spacing wheel, a stop which is adapted to be adjusted to different positions with reference to said member, means for engaging the different openings in said member in order to lock the stop in its adjusted position, and a second stop that cooperates with the first mentioned stop.

40. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a cylindricalplaten, a line spacing wheel, a diskwhich is substantially of the same diameter as the platen, and which is mounted to turn on the axis of rotation of the platen and to turn with and to afford an independent rotation of the platen, the disk having a series of engaging openingswhich are spaced apart to correspond substantially to the spacing of the teeth of the line spacing wheel, a pivoted arm, the pivotal center of which is coincident with the axis of rotation of the platen, a spring-pressed locking device carried by said arm and adapted to engage in the openings in said dish, a stop carried by or formed as a part of said pivoted arm, and a second stop which eoperates with said first mentioned stop.

41. In a typewritingl machine, the combilaten, line spacing mechanism therefor, an stop devices. independent of the line spacingmechanism, part of the stop devices being connected with the platen to rotate therewith to a predetermined extent and then to be arrested without interfering withthe further rotation of the platen in the same direction.

42. In a typewritin machine, the combi nation of a cylindrica platen, line spacing mechanism therefor, platen rotatingdetermining stop devices independent of thcline spacing mechanism, said stop devices com prising a stop that is adapted to rotate with that is adapted to be maintained fixed re atively to said first mentioned stop, and means for connecting the rotatable stop withthe platen so that the platenfnisjybe rotated independently fol said sto when it has been arrested bysthe relative y fixed stop. h

423. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, line spacing mechanism therefor, auxiliary stop devices, said auxiliary stop devices comprising a stop that is adapted to rotate with the platen and to afford a rotation of the platen independently thereof, pawl and ratchet mechanism between said stop and platen, and a cooperating-stop that may be held relatively nation of a cylindrical platen, line spacing mechanism therefor, auxiliary stop devices for limiting the rotation of the platen, said auxiliary stop devices comprising a stop that is adapted to rotate with and to ail'ord an independent rotation of the platen, pawl and ratchet mechanism between said stop and platen, ma coiiperating stop that may be maintained relatively fixed, and means for aii'ording a relative adjustment between said stops.

45 In a ty .iewriting machine, the combination of a cylindrical platen, a stop that is ada )ted to turn on the axis of rotation of sai platen and to turn with and to afford an independent rotation of the platen, pawl and ratchet mechanism fpr effecting an operative connection between the platen and said stop, and acooperating stop that is adapted to be maintained relatively fixed to limit the movement'of said first mentioned stop.

46. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a cy indrical platen, an arm which is pivoted on the axis of rotation of said platen, a stop carried by or formed as a part of said arm, pawl and ratchet mechanism between said arm and'platen to establish an opferative connection between them and to a 0rd a rotation of the platen independently of said arm, and a second stop that cooperates with said' first mentioned stop.

47. In a typewritin machine, the combination with a rotary p aten, of billing mechanism comprising stop devices, and pawl andratchet and frictional means cooperating with certain of said stop devices.

48. In a typewriti machine, the combination with a rotary p aten, of billing mechanism comprising stop devices, frictional means for rotating certain of said stop devices in one direction with the laten, and pawl and ratchet mechanism or rotating certain of said sto devices in an opposite direction with the p aten.

49. In a typewritin machine, the combinatinn with a rotary p aten, of billing mechanism com rising an adjustable stop, a cooperating ed stop, means for positivel connecting said adjustable stop to rotatewit 1 the laten in one direction, and means for frictionally connecting said adjustable stop to rotate with the platen in an opposite direction.

50. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a p aten, a platen shaft, a spring plate and an indicating wheel which is free to turn around the laten shaft and a ainst which the spring p ate bears to cause t e indicatin wheel to turn with the platen shaft or to a 'ord an independent movement of the platen and indicating wheel.

51. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a carrier having circu- 7 g larl arranged indices thereon, and a friction 44. In a typewriting machine, the combiefsiieprmg between said platen shaft and carrier.

52. In a ty ewritingmaehine, the combination of a p aten, a platen shaft, a carrier which is adap edto, turn around the platen shaft and which has circularly arranged in- 5 dices-thereon, angl a. friction spring fixed aainst longitudinal movement along said p aten shaft and cooperating with the carrial to cause said carrier to rotate with the platen and platenshaft and to afford an in- 1;) dependent relative movement of the platen and (terrier.

53. In a typewriting machine, the eombination-of a platen, a platen shaft, a-frietion plate which 18 fixed against movement longi- 15 tudinally of the shaft. and an indicating wheel which is free to turn around the platen shaft and against which the friction plate bears to cause the indicating wheel to turn with the platen shaft or to afford an inde endent movement of the platen and in ieating 20 wheel.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York, and; State of New York, this 5th day of June A. D, 1902.

DANIEL BRIGGS.

\Vitnesses K. Y. DONOVAN, E. M. WELLS. 

